Design an electrical system for an underground coal mine -


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1. Using the above diagram calculate the following

  1. The voltage V2
  2. The current I2
  3. The current I1

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2. Using the diagram below

Work out the following:

1. The voltage V2
2. The impedance (The resultant resistance) of the circuit on the V2 side of the circuit
3. The current I2
4. The Average Power on the low winding side of the transformer kW
5. The reactive power kVAR
6. The effective power kVA
7. The power factor
8. The Current I1

Design an electrical system for an underground coal mine:

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1. The mine is to operate a single retreating long wall coalface at any one time. Whilst this face (panel 1 on the figure) is in production the next panel is under development. The physical dimensions of each airway in the system are as listed in Table 1. All airways excepting the drift and shaft are developed fully within the flat coal seam of 3m thickness. A ventilation fan is located at the top of the return ventilation shaft that can in emergency situations act as a second means of egress.

2. Coal clearance is undertaken by conveyor, conveyors are located in airways 1-2, 2-5, 5-7, 5-6, 7-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12-13 and 7-14 with an armoured face conveyor located on ht face 6-8. Development is undertaken using continuous miner. Table 2 lists the electrical machine requirements and location for the time frame under consideration.

3. Distribution voltage at the mine is 13.2 kV.

4. The purpose of the exercise is to devise an electrical distribution system to service the current and possible future requirements of the mine. Consider the following:
- Cables and cable couplings
- Switchgear
- Transformers
- Power centres
- Distribution and utilisation systems
- Electrical safety
- Control requirements
- Any other requirements
- Power factor correction (if required)

5. All assumptions need to be detailed and justified. The results should be presented as a report; no page limit is specified, with diagrams and other data as required. Note that there is no single answer to this design, marking will be based on the robustness of the system, the inherent safety of the system and the ability of the system to be expanded. In order to aid on the last criterion it is expected that the life of an individual panel is of the order of 6 months under the current production schedule, the extracted length of all panels in the mine is 1950m, i.e. a 50 m barrier pillar is required.

Dimensions of mine:

Branch from

Branch to

Length (m)

Width (m)

Height (m)

Comments

1

2

2400

5

4

Intake drift 1 in 6

2

3

200

5

3

Cross cut

2

5

150

5

3

Intake

5

7

100

5

3

Intake

5

6

2000

5

3

Panel 1 intake airway

6

8

250

5

3

Panel 1 face

8

9

2200

5

3

Panel 1 return airway

7

10

650

5

3

Intake

10

11

200

5

3

Cross cut

11

12

400

5

3

Return

12

13

500

5

3

Panel 2 return airway dead end development

12

9

100

5

3

Return

7

14

2150

5

3

Panel 2 intake airway development

9

3

350

5

3

Return airway

3

4

400

4.5

 

Return shaft (circular)

Underground electrical equipment:

Item of equipment

location

Power (kW)

Voltage (V rms)

Comments

Panel 1     shearer

(coal cutter)

Anywhere on coal face

500

1100

Max length of cable from intake end of face = 250m

Panel       1    return

end AFC drive

Node 8

350

1100

Directly        coupled    to

intake end AFC motor

Panel      1    intake

end AFC drive

Node 6

350

1100

Directly        coupled    to

return end AFC motor

Stage        loader

motor

200m from node 6 in panel 1 intake

250

1100

Phased to start prior to AFC

Panel 1 hydraulic power pack

150m from node 6

2 x 180

1100

2 x 110 kW pumps

Panel               1

Ancillaries

130m from node 6

220

550

Max length of cable from here is 380m

Panel 1 belt drive

Node 5

400

1100

 

Main belt drive

Node 2

450

1100

 

Main      drift      belt

drive

Node 1

2 x400

1100

 

Panel      2    intake

drive       conveyor
drive

Node 7

400

1100

 

Cross                  cut

conveyor drive

Node 10

150

1100

 

Retum conveyor drive

Node 11

225

1100

 

Panel      2     return

conveyor drive

Node 12

350

1100

 

Panel                       2

continuous miner (return drive)

Node 13

550

1100

 

Panel                       2

continuous miner (intake drive)

Node 14

550

1100

 

Main fan

Node 4

330

550

Axial flow fan

Pump station

50m from node 2

55

550

Mine drainage (water)

Auxiliary fan

Node 7

150

550

Services airway 7-14

Auxiliary fan

Node 7

150

550

Services airway 7-10

Auxiliary fan

Node 12

150

550

Services airway 12-13

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